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USS LEAHY - Past Commanding Officers / XO's
COMMANDING OFFICER CO DATES XO / DATES CO COMMENTS Captain Robert Louis Baughan Jr. 4 August 1962 - 7 July 1964 CDR William Carlton Harris 1962 - 1963 CDR James Gale Wilson 1964 - 1965 Commissioned At Boston Naval Shipyard 4 August 1962 Note 1 PASSED Captain S. Nicholas Anastasion 8 July 1964 - 3 February 1967 CDR Willard Huntingdon Clark, Jr. 22 May 1965 - 1966 CDR Charles Joseph Bauman Jr. 2/4/1966 - 2/17/1967 PASSED Commander Charles Joseph Bauman Jr. 4 February 1967 - 17 February 1967 N/A Captain Floyd W. Gooch Jr. 18 February 1967 - 3 May 1968 N/A C.O. - Philadelphia Naval Shipyard ONLY - Leahy had no CO from 18 February 1967 until 24 February 1968 - PNSY Custodial status. Captain William Booth Murray Jr. 4 May 1968 - 22 July 1969 CDR Richard Kingdon Albright 1968 - 1969 Reports at PNSY 25 February 1968 as PCO (Prospective CO); places Leahy in commission 4 May 1968 Note 1 PASSED Captain Orlin Neil Putman 23 July 1969 - 19 February 1971 CDR Lawrence Robert Lorden 1970 - 1971 Note 1 - Note 2 PASSED Captain Roy Francis Hoffmann 20 February 1971 - 11 September 1972 CDR Donald Stiles Campbell, Jr. 1972-1973 Biography -- Book PASSED Captain Watt William Jordan Jr. 12 September 1972 - 31 July 1974 CDR Bruce Walter Strong May 1973 - 1974 PASSED Captain Alexander Malcolm Sinclair 01 August 1974 - 22 October 1976 CDR George Thomas Flanagan 1974 - 1976 Note 1 PASSED Captain Samuel Saul Pearlman 23 October 1976 - 11 November 1978 CDR James Clinton Toland December 1976 - 1978 CDR Edward Stephen Finn 1978 - 1980 Captain Charles Henry Ulrich 12 November 1978 - 14 March 1981 CDR Robert Dayman Moser 6/27/1980 to February 1982 Captain Walter William Salmon Jr. 15 March 1981 - 22 July 1983 CDR Nathan Howard Beason February 1982 - September 1983 PASSED Captain Fred Wilkin Bailey 23 July 1983 - 24 July 1985 CDR Norman Glen Berree 9/20/1983 to 3/8/1985 PASSED Captain Gerald Duane Anderson 25 July 1985 - 17 July 1987 CDR Dennis Ross Dean March 1985 - August 1986 LCDR Robert Martin Santos August 1986 - March 1988 Captain James Reynolds Stark 18 July 1987 - 31 October 1989 LCDR (later VADM) John Terence Blake 3/17/1988 to 12/13/1989 Captain Richard David West 01 November 1989 - 23 November 1991 LCDR David Alan Selecman December 1989 - May 1991 LCDR William Keith Baker May 1991 - July 1992 Note 1 Captain William Harold Smith 24 November 1991 - 19 June 1993 LCDR Mark Thomas Jaszkowski July 1992 - May 1993 USS Leahy De-Commissioned 19 June 1993 PASSED Lieutenant Commander Mark Thomas Jaszkowski 20 June 1993 - 30 September 1993 LT Thomas L. Dearborn May 1993 - October 1993 Last Commanding Officer / XO Stricken 1 October 1993 ----- MARAD Custody - 8 October 1993 to June 2004 ----- Towed To Brownsville, TX In June 2004 And Scrapped USS Leahy XO Master Listing - Contributed by Clay Stabler (Missile Officer 1974 - 1976) USS Leahy Department Heads, Navigators, Chaplains and CMC's Master Listing Contributed by Clay Stabler (Missile Officer 1974 - 1976)
COMMANDING OFFICER
CO DATES
XO / DATES
CO COMMENTS
Captain Robert Louis Baughan Jr.
4 August 1962 - 7 July 1964
CDR William Carlton Harris 1962 - 1963
CDR James Gale Wilson 1964 - 1965
Commissioned At Boston Naval Shipyard 4 August 1962 Note 1
PASSED
Captain S. Nicholas Anastasion
8 July 1964 - 3 February 1967
CDR Willard Huntingdon Clark, Jr. 22 May 1965 - 1966
CDR Charles Joseph Bauman Jr. 2/4/1966 - 2/17/1967
Commander Charles Joseph Bauman Jr.
4 February 1967 - 17 February 1967
N/A
Captain Floyd W. Gooch Jr.
18 February 1967 - 3 May 1968
C.O. - Philadelphia Naval Shipyard ONLY - Leahy had no CO from 18 February 1967 until 24 February 1968 - PNSY Custodial status.
Captain William Booth Murray Jr.
4 May 1968 - 22 July 1969
CDR Richard Kingdon Albright 1968 - 1969
Reports at PNSY 25 February 1968 as PCO (Prospective CO); places Leahy in commission 4 May 1968 Note 1
Captain Orlin Neil Putman
23 July 1969 - 19 February 1971
CDR Lawrence Robert Lorden 1970 - 1971
Note 1 - Note 2
Captain Roy Francis Hoffmann
20 February 1971 - 11 September 1972
CDR Donald Stiles Campbell, Jr. 1972-1973
Biography -- Book
Captain Watt William Jordan Jr.
12 September 1972 - 31 July 1974
CDR Bruce Walter Strong May 1973 - 1974
Captain Alexander Malcolm Sinclair
01 August 1974 - 22 October 1976
CDR George Thomas Flanagan 1974 - 1976
Note 1
Captain Samuel Saul Pearlman
23 October 1976 - 11 November 1978
CDR James Clinton Toland December 1976 - 1978
CDR Edward Stephen Finn 1978 - 1980
Captain Charles Henry Ulrich
12 November 1978 - 14 March 1981
CDR Robert Dayman Moser 6/27/1980 to February 1982
Captain Walter William Salmon Jr.
15 March 1981 - 22 July 1983
CDR Nathan Howard Beason February 1982 - September 1983
Captain Fred Wilkin Bailey
23 July 1983 - 24 July 1985
CDR Norman Glen Berree 9/20/1983 to 3/8/1985
Captain Gerald Duane Anderson
25 July 1985 - 17 July 1987
CDR Dennis Ross Dean March 1985 - August 1986
LCDR Robert Martin Santos August 1986 - March 1988
Captain James Reynolds Stark
18 July 1987 - 31 October 1989
LCDR (later VADM) John Terence Blake 3/17/1988 to 12/13/1989
Captain Richard David West
01 November 1989 - 23 November 1991
LCDR David Alan Selecman December 1989 - May 1991
LCDR William Keith Baker May 1991 - July 1992
Captain William Harold Smith
24 November 1991 - 19 June 1993
LCDR Mark Thomas Jaszkowski July 1992 - May 1993
USS Leahy De-Commissioned 19 June 1993
Lieutenant Commander Mark Thomas Jaszkowski
20 June 1993 - 30 September 1993
LT Thomas L. Dearborn May 1993 - October 1993
Last Commanding Officer / XO
Stricken 1 October 1993
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MARAD Custody - 8 October 1993 to June 2004
Towed To Brownsville, TX In June 2004 And Scrapped
USS Leahy XO Master Listing - Contributed by Clay Stabler (Missile Officer 1974 - 1976)
USS Leahy Department Heads, Navigators, Chaplains and CMC's Master Listing Contributed by Clay Stabler (Missile Officer 1974 - 1976)
USS LEAHY CO Photos
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